Second time in a week that IT issues have caused delays and cancellations at AC:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/air-ca ... -1.6861923
Air Canada's pilots (represented by ALPA) have moved forward with the decision to open renegotiations with the company for a new contract: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-air-canada-pilots-open-door-to-bargaining-this-summer/ Currently, Air Canada's pilots are in the tail end of a 1...
Jump to postAir Canada is rumoured to be updating their Signature class seats for their 777 and 787 fleet as aircraft come in for refit, and for upcoming new deliveries:
https://www.executivetraveller.com/news ... ness-class
So is a threat of a strike basically off the table now or is there a chance this gets voted down by the whole pilot group? When does the vote take place? It should pass; the bargaining committee's words were, "The contract should sell itself". From some rumoured numbers I've seen, the new...
Jump to postNobody mentioned it, but the order could also go to rouge. HD B789s and you have beasts that could go anywhere in Europe or even Asia, at very cheap costs. I don’t think Rouge would survive. I don’t see how its business case works. A grim future imho Especially once AC heads into contract negotiati...
Jump to postI believe Migair 54 is referring to QF, not AY. They are reasonable questions to ask and QF unions are asking the same questions and so they should. Especially why 2 A330's are being converted to cargo, when they could've been being used to operate passenger flights already. There was always going ...
Jump to postMigair54 - I think you are being harsh on Finnair. Until early 2020, Finnair were making serious money on routes to Asia. Then Covid. Then Russian airspace waa closed to EU airlines. Had Finnair predicted both events in 2016, people would have said they were mad I believe Migair 54 is referring to ...
Jump to postThis is reported to be the main bullet points regarding the deal: WestJet Airlines & Swoop CA2 Tentative Agreement Executive Summary TERM • Four-year collective agreement COMPENSATION & EXPENSES • Average WestJet hourly pay rate increases 15.5% on date of signing, PLUS 9.1% of WSP added on t...
Jump to postAn Agreement in Principle… Not exactly a deal is done. Until the contract is voted on and signed it’s not over, just delayed. That being said I hope the contract is what they wanted and deserve. Reading ALPA's press release seems to indicate that WestJet folded. They seem pretty proud of themselves...
Jump to postA DEAL IS DONE DEAL IS DONE Source: WestJet ops at YYC. News should be out shortly. Planes and crews are massively out of position so Friday is still screwed but the word is that a deal is done. An Agreement in Principle… Not exactly a deal is done. Until the contract is voted on and signed it’s no...
Jump to postAir Canada's pilot union has officially merged with ALPA: https://skiesmag.com/press-releases/air-canada-pilots-join-alpa/ Today, the Executive Board of the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) approved by acclamation the merger between the Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA) and ALPA, the wor...
Jump to postThey are no where near a deal. https://calgaryherald.com/news/national/massive-gap-between-westjet-pilots-union-as-strike-looms-and-bookings-fall-ceo/wcm/c53f64c8-744a-4cb4-8904-2fed1d0e45f5 "Its latest offer to the union would see wide-body plane captains earn $350,000 in total compensation a...
Jump to postSo true. You never know. Talking to a WJ pilot there was rumours they were / are close to bankruptcy. Who knows If that were so. Wouldn’t they be having aircraft repossessed or delays in paying their crews? Westjet is backed by a company with a crap ton of capital, it's just a question of how much ...
Jump to postIf an employer doesn't pay enough, or doesn't offer a positive work environment, why would you work there? If high pay is your cheese, you go where they pay top dollar. How does 10-year 737 captain pay at WestJet compare to entry-level aircraft co-pilot pay at AC? That's part of the seniority hold....
Jump to postAnother company ran by vulture capitalist. These companies are horrible for most employees. WestJet's issues started before the Onex buyout. The issue has been with management; there's been a revolving door of executives joining and then leaving the company. WestJet stopped being the happy, fun air...
Jump to postDirect from ALPA, with a 97% participation, and a 99% vote in favour of strike action: https://www.alpa.org/news-and-events/news-room/2023-05-17-fedex-pilots-authorize-strike MEMPHIS—FedEx Express pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), have voted overwhelmingly in supp...
Jump to postAbsolutely don't know the details but WestJet stated the offer would make them the best paid in Canada, but apparently that's not enough. As Jimbo said, hogs get slaughtered. Some of these pay rates in the US are going to lead to a major increase / interest in single pilot aircraft, and suddenly yo...
Jump to postI'm all right, Jack. Enough with the "I'm so hard done by" unionist rhetoric. A livable wage? Give me a break..... If you want to make what top airline exec's make, retire your wings and work towards a senior head shed position. I'm sure you'll enjoy working 12 hour days 26 days a month t...
Jump to postThe RCAF is now considering extending the life of the CP-140s past 2030. The life extension does not preclude the order for the P-8A. Even if the RCAF agree to buy the P-8A by the end of this year, it would take a few years to get the first air frame. An order of 14-16 will take many years to compl...
Jump to postTalking about Mi-8, a Russian Mi-8 was shot down over the town of Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It would be the work of a friendly fire. Where it's getting juicy is that pretty much at the same time and in the same area, a Su-34 also fell from the sky. And did I mention that Klintsy is located a...
Jump to postcedarjet wrote:DeltaRules wrote:Avatar2go wrote:All of that for about 3 million views on YouTube.
How much monetarily is that even worth?
About $21,000
Apart from the Kerch bridge being pulled into range by Storm Shadow, how else does it jeopardise Russian control of the territory it has occupied? Are there other critically important targets so far inviolate? I gather that all occupied parts of Ukraine will be vulnerable to attack.by Storm Shadow....
Jump to postAnother good tactic is to underbid with a fixed price purchase contract to win a contract but then have an open ended service contract on the back end. The service contract will not be listed under the same KC-46 accounting budget. That's assuming that Boeing wins the servicing contract and keeps i...
Jump to postSource for this? Everything I'm hearing and reading is Fox News ratings are negatively impacted by Carlson's departure. Well Carlson hasn't been replaced yet by some equivalent so current ratings reflect that, it doesn't negate the fact they were going down before his firing. To be clear, Tucker wa...
Jump to postIt's been barely two days since his brutal ouster from Fox News - but Tucker Carlson looks like a man without a care in the world. The TV firebrand shrugged off the media storm and insisted he was more interested in enjoying a romantic date with his wife Susan as he broke his silence in an exclusiv...
Jump to postMore details from the GAO report: Sikorsky-Boeing bid was cheaper, but several aspects of their bid was either deficient or was unacceptable to the Army: https://breakingdefense.com/2023/04/sikorsky-boeings-flraa-bid-was-much-cheaper-but-couldnt-offset-unacceptable-design-metric-gao/ In it, GAO note...
Jump to postmarcelh: Fascinating read, and have ordered the book 'In Deepest Secrecy'. Separate but kind of relevant to this thread. Why wouldn't we (NATO) expect Canada to take the lead on ice breakers, and possibly an Arctic Ocean sub base. I suspect some of the best (diesel?) battery subs would have enough ...
Jump to postThey only built 7 of those out of the whole Soviet sub fleet, same number as RN Trafalgars. Their lead-bismuth reactor had to be on at all times otherwise that fuel would clog it up, so they were largely kept at standby at Murmansk to use as interceptors to use their high speed and depth to rush in...
Jump to postI seriously doubt that this is a true statement, given the operational history of the Trafalgar Class during the Cold War. There's a reason Trafalgar was the Canadian's preferred option. Rgds This was definitely the opinion of the USN; they did not think a fleet of Canadian operated Trafalgar's wou...
Jump to postThe USN opposed Canada operating a fleet of Trafalgar-class submarines (the preferred option by the Canadians) as they thought they would not perform adequately against Soviet submarines I seriously doubt that this is a true statement, given the operational history of the Trafalgar Class during the...
Jump to postHey A101, Totally agree with you about the NPT. On another point, to everyone else: if the US ‘trusts’ Australia with SSNs, why wouldn’t it theoretically ‘trust’ Canada if they were interested in acquiring and operating some with US / UK assistance? Am I missing something here? Take care Bunumuring...
Jump to postHey A101, Totally agree with you about the NPT. On another point, to everyone else: if the US ‘trusts’ Australia with SSNs, why wouldn’t it theoretically ‘trust’ Canada if they were interested in acquiring and operating some with US / UK assistance? Am I missing something here? Take care Bunumuring...
Jump to postThe US technically has a veto right on the ability for Canada to acquire nuclear submarines. And the US has in the past been heavily against Canada acquiring nuclear submarines, and this opposition was especially fierce during the 1980's when Canada was considering either British or French designed...
Jump to postIronically, their example of their "Oceanic Extended Range" submarine is the Collins class, which is sort of why we're all here, no? Hey mate, I didn’t know that. Very interesting… And with the AUKUS SSN, I bet Britain and Australia would welcome with open arms Canada ordering some, no ma...
Jump to postI fully stand by the statement that this will be a very strong summer for Flair. Demand is there, travel is the one thing consumers are not willing to give up in this economy. You've been saying this for a year, then they ran out of money and had planes repossessed... it's almost as if your assessm...
Jump to postA sign of positive growth for Flair would be the new acquisition of a frame from a lessor other than 777 Partners, as it would be an indication of something other than what Jimbo has hypothesized multiple times - lessors giving Flair highly undesirable rates due to the risky nature of the lease. Hi...
Jump to postI'm not a Flair believer as is evidenced in my posts in this threat, but in fairness to them, this isn't breaking news for Flair, it's a reality that carriers throughout the world are facing. There are pilot shortages everywhere and that means people are moving to the best circumstances that benefi...
Jump to postI wonder though, if what would really happen is that you'd see new services on the secondary routes. (Although I don't think YEG YZF is really a secondary route with something like 5x daily service). For example, it's not like Air Canada is maintaining this huge network to all these small cities. T...
Jump to postHas anyone actually taken a moment to think about whether foreign ownership limits are still appropriate? Can we elevate this discussion a bit. Seems pretty clear we ought to allow more flexibility for consumers' benefit, to help bring up wages which are chronically low in Canada, and to develop ne...
Jump to postThis whole idea of adding winglets to an aircraft, with relative low utilisation at the very, very end of its career, is IMHO the result of non-technical skilled politicians and below par skilled decision making bras. The same is valid for the KC-46A design requirements : - no winglet from the star...
Jump to postChairman Xi recently traveled to Moscow on an Air China VIP Boeing 747-800, the ROK has one for their Head of State, heck even Erdogen has one. Why is is taking us so long to get these planes modified? How many years has Boeing been 'working' on this project and when will they finally deliver? Beca...
Jump to postHowever, in the Ukraine war, it was found that helicopters getting up close to attack targets usually resulted in a lot of shot down helicopters because the weapons have gotten so much more deadlier, in terms of their ability to engage from all-aspects, having a larger warhead, and being much more ...
Jump to postNot being a lawyer and not being familiar with court procedure how does this then proceed? Is Fox prevented from presenting these claims to the jury at all, or can they do so but the judge tells the jury they have been ruled false or….? Dominion won partial summary judgment that statements were fal...
Jump to postIIRC the CH-149 mid-life upgrade is meant to bring the existing fleet at the same standard of the Norwegian AW-101 SAR, which is considered the most sophisticated SAR helicopter currently on the market. Supposed to. The scope keep changing due to the budget, as noted by the article: At the time of ...
Jump to postGood job Disney: On Feb. 8, 2023, as the Florida House was passing legislation to give DeSantis his new power, Reedy Creek’s board members signed a development agreement with the company that allowed Disney maximum developmental power over its territory. According to the new board members, who are ...
Jump to postA recent Skies Magazine article was published paints a very gloomy picture over two of Canada's major procurement programs for the national SAR fleet; the CC-295 Kingfisher procurement, and the CH-149 Cormorant life extension and fleet expansion: https://skiesmag.com/features/rescuing-sar-search-res...
Jump to postCanada has submitted a Letter of Request to the US government for costing data on a purchase of 16 Boeing P-8's: https://skiesmag.com/news/canada-requests-costing-possible-fleet-16-boeing-p-8a-aircraft/ The Canadian government has submitted a letter of request (LOR) to the U.S. government for the a...
Jump to postCanada has submitted a Letter of Request to the US government for costing data on a purchase of 16 Boeing P-8's: https://skiesmag.com/news/canada-requests-costing-possible-fleet-16-boeing-p-8a-aircraft/ The Canadian government has submitted a letter of request (LOR) to the U.S. government for the ac...
Jump to postThe Lakota has already flown with the M260 seven-shot rocket launcher and an HMP 400 heavy machine gun pod with a 50-calibre M3P machine gun. It has already flown with a nose-mounted turrets integrating sensor with forward-looking infrared (FLIR), imaging and targeting capabilities. Sounds similar ...
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